4040peters
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I live in a climate that gets very humid and have noticed some brass finished cartridges in sealed boxes that have corrosion spots on most of them. I just purchased a case each of 22 LR and .40 cal. and packaged most of each with a vacuum sealer. The 22LR was in plastic 100 round plastic boxes and I was able to package 500 rounds in each bag. The .40 cal. was in 50 round boxes and I put two in each bag. The 40. cal. boxes compressed a bit but the cartridges are supported by the case mouth and not the bullet. If the rounds were resting on the bullet nose, I would have used a piece of cardboard on the top of the boxes for support.
As far as keeping fingerprints and corrosion off reloads, use clean cotton gloves or better yet a barrier cream on your hands. I use pure lanolin as a barrier cream. The tiniest amount rubbed on your hands lasts a long time and requires some effort to remove. It is also a very good water repellant. The oil on your hands is most often acidic and could cause corrosion on unprotected metals like steel, brass, and copper. Most of us have seen corrosion fingerprints on shells we have handled
As far as keeping fingerprints and corrosion off reloads, use clean cotton gloves or better yet a barrier cream on your hands. I use pure lanolin as a barrier cream. The tiniest amount rubbed on your hands lasts a long time and requires some effort to remove. It is also a very good water repellant. The oil on your hands is most often acidic and could cause corrosion on unprotected metals like steel, brass, and copper. Most of us have seen corrosion fingerprints on shells we have handled